Amplify Natural selection vocab

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What is a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms?

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Protein Molecule

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What is anything that can be used to show something exists?

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Evidence

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What is a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment?

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Non-adaptive trait

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What is a statement that something is true or is a fact?

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Claim

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What is the term for a characteristic that enhances an organism's ability to survive and reproduce?

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Adaptive trait

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What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural selection

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What is the variation in traits among individuals in a population?

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Genetic variation

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What is the term for the change in the heritable traits of a population over time?

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Evolution

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What is the term for the difference in the physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs?

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Trait

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What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype